The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-20

of that accidental character which could not he
avoided. The report Of the committee was then
adopted.
In the evening First Church was again
crowded. After an extended, but very fine song
service, Rev Bayard Craig, of Denver, was in
troduced. He spoke from the text. ''For God SO
loved the world. that He gave His only begot-
ten son. that whosover believeth in Him should
not perish. but have everlasting life," John Iii,
To- ''Sin." he said, lis the arch enemy of our
race. The hope of the world is in the increas-
ing power of Christ's kingdom. We are here in
that cause tonight We are not here to re-
count battles fought and won. We have come
in from the front to consult together and pre-
pare for renewed strife against the hosts OF
sin. The banner of the cross has been planted
in all the great capitals of the world but Chris
tianlty IS not strongest in the dying mouarchles
of Europe. 1t fiourishes most with
the advancing populations of England
and America. Christianity has more
The Bible has been translated until nine-tenths
of the people of the world may read the word of
God in their own tongue. We called on to
push forward the advance in day of mighty
opportunities We need for great COM
mander to impart to us anew his love of human
ity. We are on the mount with Christ o-night
We are elevated above the petty cares and trials
of life to commune with God. Man rises TO his
highest plane when he feels only that God loves
man. That is the greatest truth of all. In its
exaltation the lesser truths fall out OF sight
Class and race distinctions disappear, and we
know only man. God 80 loved man.
cit is the nature of love to give God gave
u.
If desire for worldly dominion had actuated him
he could not have been our Savior. Scorned,
scourged, and spit upon, His love was not turned
aside. Death did not destroy it. He rose from
the tomb, gathered His followers about Him and
sent them out to tell how God loved the world.
The church is but the broadening stream of
Gods love. The early church WAS pre- eminently
a missionary church Its members went to
every land and left their impress on all peoples.
/ think the ideas of individual liberty and
equality Of Magma Charta and the Declaration
of md dQnp ira n ha ira n q n
Jesus Christ.
There is no economy in penuriousness in
Gods work. Freely We have received, freely
give. Give and it shall be given unto you. Sow
beautifully and ye shall reap also bountifully;
sow sparingy and We shall reap also sparinglv
IF you build manufactory in which pressure
of 160 pounds of steam is needed, it would be no
economy to put in a boiler that could furnish
only l40 pounds If church needs So. 000 to
run it nicely you take away half its usefulness
By raising only So, 800. 1t IS business propo-
sition. American merchants have learned that
they must sow bountifully if they would reap
bountfully. and they act on it in business. 1t
ought to be closely followed in the
churches.
I'VE ought not to plead for subscriptions of
twenty five cents for missionary work Our
missionaries ought not to be pinched for money.
We cannot compensate them for loss of friends,
or possibly of health, but we can at least see
that they are comfortable and that they have
facilities for their work. We need more love
for man i'll this work. Sectaran pride may
have a temporary effect. but it will not be last
ing. What you do. do quickly. The world is
at peace now. Wars may stop the work within
years. No one knows what the future has
in store. You cannot go yourselves, but you
make your money work in the cause. You
can help others to win souls to Christ You
transmit your gold into Christian love and JOY"
Dr. Erret and General Drake. of Iowa, then
spoke. urging liberal donations. and subscrip
tons and pledges amounting to about $40, 600
were given. The meeting then adjourned.
The programme for to-day is as follows: Fore
noon Foreign missionary convention, First
Presbyterian Church. 8 o'clock, reports of
committees, continued and compieted; IL
noon-General Christian missionary conven-
ton. First Presbyterian Church. 2 o'clock.
rollment. report of the board, report of the
treasurer, reports of standing committees. ap-
pointment of committees Eyening-First
Baptist Church. o'clock, devotional meeting;
o'clock. Presidents address. C. L. Loos. of
Kentucky. Forenoon and afternoon c. w. 3.
NJ, Central Christian Church. 8 A. NJ, business
meeting. P. NJ, meeting of executive com